What a blast to learn how to pan for gold like the old settlers did in 1850! We had a few people to teach the skill needed but Shania was very helpful. I was able to find 4 little pieces of gold which truly has no value but it was the rush of the find that made it worth the price. read more

We had a great time panning for gold! Odetta was really patient teaching us and helped demonstrate (a few times ) when we were struggling. This was surprisingly fun, and I would definitely recommend practicing before panning through your actual bag. We kept the gold we found and even put it in a cute locket as a fun souvenir. read more

Luke and Rio and the experience fun. My wife and I learned a new skill and even found gold on our adventure. The staff at Gold Daughter are very friendly and we had a great time. read more

Gold Daughters - Finding gold - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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Shania was wonderful helping us with learning how to pan for gold! It was a great experience from the moment we arrived. We thank Shania for our experience read more

Had an amazing time panning! A special thank you to Luke and Shania, who were so very helpful and fun to hang with while I spent probably 6 hours panning! I bought a few pay dirt bags and was very happy!! I will be most certainly coming back, trying to before it gets cold. read more

Gold Daughters - Total gold clean-up! - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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What a wonderful experience! I cannot say enough good things about this must do activity for anyone visiting Alaska. The staff is very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about the techniques required to recover gold by panning. What I really appreciate is they not only have "seeded" dirt for panning, but they also have a practice pile where you can hone your panning skills before you try your seeded bag. And yes there is gold in that pile. I personally panned 3 nuggets from the pile before I ever touched my seeded bag! Once you finish your seeded bag you can either quit and go inside to pick some beautiful jewelry to show off your haul or keep working the practice pile to increase your gold. They were even nice enough to let us take a break and come back to keep panning. This activity is great for children, teens, adults and even seniors. When we return, we will be back again!! read more

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Our experience from start to finish was absolutely amazing! My boys were eager to try this activity during our trip to Alaska, so I did some research and initially found another spot. However, we got a bit lost and stumbled upon this place instead -- and I'm so glad we did! The staff was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable, making us feel right at home. We opted for the $20 panning experience and had an absolute blast sifting through dirt to find tiny gold pebbles, which we got to take home as a keepsake. There's also a charming souvenir store with plenty of cute items. All in all, it was a fantastic and memorable experience! read more

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The service was great and had a very fun time! Loved every interaction with Luke. Quick wit, smart, and very helpful individual. Overall great experience! read more

First time panning and really enjoyed it. Erica and Dorothy were very helpful and helped us not lose our gold!

Everyone at Gold Daughters was awesome. Shout outs to Eliza, Luke Eden, Saleena and Shania for making our 4th of July Glitter with gold! Found a nice picker in the pile and in our $30 bag. Also found a bunch of flakes. Our little container makes noise!!!! It was so fun. Your team explained the process and even helped us out when we looked like confused 48ers rather thank experienced 49ers! We enjoyed our gold panning experience and would do it again for sure! David & Maria Brown From Arkansas. Y'all come on down for some diamond mining! read more

Loved panning for gold here! For $20 you get a bag of dirt that is guaranteed to have some gold flakes in it. You can also choose to pay for 2 other higher price options that give you bags with a chance of bigger pieces of gold. When you first arrive, they give you an orientation on how to pan for gold. Then you can dig through a big pile of dirt on your own and practice your panning technique before you try your $20 bag. My family stayed for a couple hours because we were having so much fun. I found it therapeutic and peaceful to swirl and dip my pan in the water, and have even figured out how to spot the gold on my own after a couple hours of practice! The ladies that work there are always walking around and ready to help you if you need assistance with looking for gold in your pan. It has some older relics there that you can look at, and there are tour buses that come and go with groups, and stay for about 30 minutes. But if you go there on your own, you can stay and open as long as you want - all day if you choose to! A definite must stop if you're in the Fairbanks area! read more

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Having never gold panned before, I had no idea what to expect. I must admit that at face value, it may look dull and uninteresting. But the fun isn't exact I'm the action as it is the anticipation of finding something. Similar rousing a metal detector, the appeal is hidden riches hidden from the rest of the world. But don't let the simplistic premise fool you, there is some depth and technique as well as a massive dose of patience required to make the most of this activity. At Gold daughters you get a genuine experience that's sure to be addictive and fun for many. Because of the nature of the activity, you may not find any gold organically from the dirt and rock piles in the area. That's just the name of the game. I do like that with admission they give you a "guarantee bag" which yields guaranteed flakes of gold. That way you're guaranteed to come away with some gold (unless you botch the technique and drain your gold, yikes). But don't fear, there are plenty of workers who can help you with technique and identifying the gold. Overall, it was a fun activity to engage in to kill a couple hours. And a nice plus is that it's right across the street from the oil pipeline, so be sure to check that out after! read more

Erica helped us and was amazing. Her demonstration of how to pan for gold was so helpful. We loved our family experience there. Thank you! read more

Shainia and Roman were beyond helpful getting every bit out of our bag of gold! They answered our endless questions with ease and finesse! Highly recommend this experience even though we didn't leave rich. Don't forget to ask about the greatest member of the team, Nugget. read more

Gold Daughters - Tiny gold nuggets in braided necklace charm. - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

I would highly recommend this place - it is located just a few miles from downtown Fairbanks and right across the street from the Alaskan pipeline. It is a small family owned and operated gold panning business. Erica and Roman were great instructors and we found gold! It's $20 to enter and pan all day and/or you can purchase guaranteed bags of dirt. You can turn your gold flakes into jewelry which is what my niece and I did. It was a great way to spend a couple of hours in Fairbanks! read more

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Had a great time on my recent trip to Fairbanks - fun staff (Thanks, Lydia!). If you are looking for a little taste of the gold rush experience, stop on by! read more

Gold Daughters - A nice souvenir to take away - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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What an awesome experience! Shania, Dorothy and Saleena were so helpful teaching us to pan for gold! Highly recommend

We were initially headed to the Dredge 8 which is near this location. We saw this place and decided to stop and take a look. We had a great time learning from Lydia who showed us all how it was done. We practiced a few times with some of their pay dirt before trying the $20.00 bad we purchased. We all found gold and had a great time doing it thanks to Lydia. read more

Would have loved to have gotten a call back from this company earlier in the day, so that we could have experienced it. We were looking for something...anything... to do on our "free day" in the exciting town of Fairbanks. Unfortunately, they called me back 2 hours after they closed, 6:20pm. read more

If your looking to find gold then this is the place to go! Gold daughters know how to make you have gold fever. You can buy bags of dirt ranging from $20-$10,000 guaranteed to have gold flakes and nuggets. There is even a giant pile of dirt outback where you can pan for free and find gold! I felt like a real prospector at gold daughters and definitely got the gold fever. read more

Gold Daughters - Panning for gold - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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During our visit to Alaska we stopped at Gold daughters to learn how to pan for gold. We had a group of 8 and had such a great time. We had a staff member named Erica that was totally awesome. She was very patient, kind, and fun. She made our day very entertaining and fun. read more

Gold Daughters - Just some of the old equipment laying around to look at. - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

This was a great stop on our Alaskan adventure. Erica was a great help in making sure we found every last piece of gold. We loved having the opportunity to practice with the extra dirt and we even found some extra flakes. Our pay dirt bags were very rewarding. The prices in the gift shop were very reasonable. read more

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I never thought I would have so much fun gold panning. The girls there were all so helpful and demonstrated how to effectively pan for gold multiple times for me lol. I was able to get out of there with some gold and a lot of knowledge. Tons of fun and totally recommend ! read more

Gold Daughters - My boyfriend standing on the giant hill of practice dirt. - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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Best place in Fairbanks to try your hand at gold panning. The staff is incredibly kind and helpful- Eden, Leah, Erica & Cassie were fabulous. We got several pieces off an admission bag, upgraded to a bigger bag and found 3 sizeable nuggets. You can stay all day and pan out of the pile- we found a few flakes and a nugget in the pile! read more

Gold Daughters - Gold nuggets - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

Wonderful experience while visiting Fairbanks! They have different levels of bags of dirt you can buy up front to guarantee your gold finds, the base bag is only $20. The real fun is in the paydirt pile. You can visit as many times as you like and it makes the gold hunt real! The employees are GREAT! Max and Dorothy taught us how to pan for gold, answered all our questions and were genuinely nice and friendly people. We spent about 2 hours as this was our 7 years old limit, but we could have honestly spent half a day! read more

Sorry Ladies, that it took us so long to get this review up & posted! We were visiting Fairbanks & wanted to pan for Gold. We looked on Yelp and saw their great reviews! We were not disappointed! Huge thanks to Erika, Maxine, Maren, & Shanielle! These ladies took great care of us! Our panning skills needed a lot of attention and Erika and Maxine were patient and showed us number of times the correct panning techniques. Maren & Shanielle took great care of us once we were checking out. They provided lots of great information and suggestions. Did we find gold? Yes, we did! We were able to create a nice pendant with our gold flakes. Wished we lived closer so we could visit again! read more

Gold Daughters - The panning experience - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

We had a blast here. Everyone was extremely friendly and helpful. Natalie was beyond amazing and made sure we didn't lose any of our hard earned flakes. The entire experience from start to finish was so much fun. Thank you so much, Ladies! read more

Gold Daughters - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

Love. Love. Love. Do this. $20 minimum. Awesome time. We got a ton of gold omg it was so so fun! Ps. I love women business owners and we will see these ladies every time we visit. And that's often!!!! read more

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One of the reasons we came to Alaska is so my father-in-law could pan for gold! Although it looks a bit shabby from the parking lot, just go in! You get to pan all day on $20 and we did all find gold flakes! The helpers were helpful to teach us how to pan but not overbearing. The kids enjoyed bringing more paydirt from the mound! We stayed here a couple hours until our check in time at our VRBO. Great memories! read more

Gold Daughters - Papa panning for gold! - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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Stopped into Gold Daughters while passing through Fairbanks (funny to say "passing through", it's the end of the world) and spent about two hours panning. Erica and Maxine had all the patience in the world and didn't mind constantly repeating their demonstration for us city slickers. Not to mention they were fantastic company and even showed us some amazing pictures of the road to Prudhoe Bay and the surrounding area from their personal experiences. I will definitely stop back if and when I venture back up to Alaska. read more

Such a fun way to spend a few hours for a very reasonable price! They have multiple choices of guaranteed bags with different price ranges. Also, you can pan the free pay dirt as much as you like after purchasing a bag. It is nice that you have more than just your bag to pan. Roman was very helpful and kept checking in on us to make sure we were having a good time. Everyone there was really friendly. Will definitely do this again. read more

Great place to spend few hours for a family activity. The staff, Max was super knowledgeable and personable. She gave us a lot of good tips and hands on assistance. read more

I had an excellent experience at the gold daughter! Panning for gold was fun, and I learned a lot. The Employees were awesome ! Roman was knowledgeable about panning and helped us get the gold and was a joy to talk to! We got a crystal keychain and attached gold flakes in a locket and it was sooo cute ! read more

Gold Daughters - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

My family and I had such a great time here! The staff is super friendly and attentive. They are very knowledgeable and excited about being a part of the expirance. Veronica and Elizabeth spent a long time getting our keep sake charms just right for us. Thank you so much for a uniquely Alaskan expirance! read more

Gold Daughters - Took some work to get that nugget in there!! - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

Brought my family from out of state here. We all had so much fun! The owners & staff are so patient and helped over and over again when we needed it. Highly recommend for a fun Alaskan experience! Their gift shop is the cutest one in town with so many local artists items. read more

Gold Daughters - Panning for gold - Museums Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

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So much fun panning for gold! It is a touristy thing, but hello if you are a tourist in Alaska, go all out! Worth the month to pay for a bag. Had a blast. read more

My family and I had a great time panning for gold, the staff were kind and friendly Sam was very helpful and she showed us how to find the gold successfully. Definitely recommend checking this place out if you're visiting Fairbanks Alaska! read more

Max is outstanding!! Made the day better than we could have hoped for! Best afternoon of the trip!

The young ladies here are so helpful and friendly. I recommend you try this place if you want to learn how to pan for gold! It gives you a new respect for miners. read more

The owners Ilaura and Jordan were incredibly nice and helpful, then we were introduced to Sarah & Camila who assisted my daughter and I in panning for gold. WoW! These two went far above and way beyond what any employee would be expected to give. The day had been rainy off and on, a few big drops fell on us when we arrived. Only two teenage/early 20's customers were panning and having a blast as they discovered more and more gold, so it was just the 4 of us customers for awhile. The other girls finished up and for the rest of the time it was just us. I have to admit that this is not my favorite activity but I did it and ended up with some gold flakes, best of all I had a wonderful time talking to the girls and picking out the pretty quartz, hematite, other rocks and even garnets that were in my pan. Sarah and my daughter share a passion for rocks and they had a ball. It's unfortunate that we had arrived at 4pm - giving us only 2 hours to pan, because my daughter could have gone on for many more hours. The girls all told us to take our time and have fun, but as a working girl I know what it's like to have people still there at the end of a long day when I really want to close up and go home. At NO point did we ever feel that from anyone here - it's just my own thing. Sarah had even stuck around until 6:15 just so she could see how many garnets and gold Jen had ended up with. If I can get a picture of the beautiful necklace that Ilaura had made for Jen with it, and post it I will. Bottom line here is that this place is awesome. I'm leaving out a lot of detail that makes this place different and way better than the others, but I'll count on my daughter to post her own review and cover them. Go to Gold Daughters and have a blast. You won't be sorry - and say hello to Ilaura's golden retriever named Nugget for me. read more